OT , but I just had to share my good fortune!

[jonzcustomshop]

so I had my model t hot rod for sale on cl, I wanted $5500, and had $3500 in it (got a bunch of stuff free, or the build would have been about 2-3k more)
A guy came and looked at it, and said he would take it, he had driven 6 hrs one way to look at it.
He wanted to write a check, which was a flag for me, so I took him to my bank to see if they could tell if it was any good. they would not honor a check from his bank, and after he made a few calls it turned out that he could only write $2500 a day, it was a courtesy check for a credit card.
so he ended up going home empty handed..

***always be careful when dealing with big transactions..cash talks****

so a couple days later a different guy calls and wants to do a trade..just put something up for sale because you want money, and everybody and thier friend wants to trade you something for it-I can't count how many trades I have turned doen on this car...

Anyway this guy has a 1990 corvette convertible he wants to trade for it!
he drove the vette 3 hours one way to come look at the T. Called me the next day and the deal was done!

These 'vettes only book out around 5-9k, but I never thought I would ever own a corvette!
Of course, my wife has comandeered it, so technicaly I still don't own one

[jonzcustomshop]

the T

[Alan's Classic]

Man I was hoping to ride in the T when I come back up there. (whenever that would be) As long as everyone is happy I call it a good trade.

[ChiefRocka]

Cool...now you have a nice suspension and drivetrain donor for the next 60-66 build !!

Did he drive the T back home ?

Never saw it till now...that thing is (was) sick !!

Cool Vette too.....personally, I'm sick of VETTES...

[bubba327]

Hey-- A tall Tee-- with whitewalls!! I like it!! --Congrats on the second trade, Glad you did not get taken on the first trade!! And you are right-- CASH TALKS.

[jonzcustomshop]

yeah.. I was thinking of that one on here with all the vette drivetrain...
I could never get the cooling system figured out on the T . It would heat up after 10 miles of interstate driving, around town, it would cool all day long..., so I trailered it over to the guy;and gave him a list of research I had done to fix the cooling system; I had just run out of money and paitence for that car...
when I wa in 5th grade my dad owned a 62 vette, for about 2 months, 327 4spd car man it was fun, he had to sell it to make the house payments though.., he got another , a 69 a couple years ago, but when the paperwork came in it turned out to have a salvage title, so he ended up selling that off too..I offered to give this one to him, but he said he is done with 'vettes!

Originally Posted by ChiefRocka

Cool...now you have a nice suspension and drivetrain donor for the next 60-66 build !!

Did he drive the T back home ?

Never saw it till now...that thing is (was) sick !!

Cool Vette too.....personally, I'm sick of VETTES...